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SuperMicro making motherboards for the Athlon is a little surprising, Serverworks making a chipset for them is even more surprising.
AMD platforms have been so weak I never used them for important applications where I need a server up all the time (I had much better reliability with Intel or Supermicro motherboards, Intel or Serverworks chipsets). Now, with a Serverworks chipset and Supermicro motherboard, everything has changed. AMD processors have not been unreliable since the 486DX2 80/40 which had cache problems, but the supporting chipsets were never as good as those supporting Intel's processors. Serverworks changes all that, and Supermicro making motherboards that support their chipset is a huge change. Both are extremely reliable solutions. Much better than junk makers like Asus and inferior chipsets from VIA and Nvidia. Serverworks and Supermicro are grade A. What a boost to the Opteron. I think it will go a long way to eliminate the remaining fears people have about the AMD platform. At this point, they should be perceived as reliable as Intel. Very big news.
AMD platforms have been so weak I never used them for important applications where I need a server up all the time (I had much better reliability with Intel or Supermicro motherboards, Intel or Serverworks chipsets). Now, with a Serverworks chipset and Supermicro motherboard, everything has changed. AMD processors have not been unreliable since the 486DX2 80/40 which had cache problems, but the supporting chipsets were never as good as those supporting Intel's processors. Serverworks changes all that, and Supermicro making motherboards that support their chipset is a huge change. Both are extremely reliable solutions. Much better than junk makers like Asus and inferior chipsets from VIA and Nvidia. Serverworks and Supermicro are grade A. What a boost to the Opteron. I think it will go a long way to eliminate the remaining fears people have about the AMD platform. At this point, they should be perceived as reliable as Intel. Very big news.
[Posted by: TA152H 
| Date: 10/10/05 08:24:03 PM]
| Date: 10/10/05 08:24:03 PM]
